tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109016594443478539.post2946821231381119067..comments2016-06-04T09:54:32.524-07:00Comments on Book Lovers Delight: Book Review: Awakened by PC Cast and Kristin Cast-Book Lovers Delighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656176580132568752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109016594443478539.post-61522475048399529232016-02-25T22:15:21.959-08:002016-02-25T22:15:21.959-08:00i love reading these kind of books<a href="http://www.audiosolutionsph.com" rel="nofollow">i love reading these kind of books</a><br />kyle gasconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059402274942178866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109016594443478539.post-61012880152787211422016-02-25T22:13:35.553-08:002016-02-25T22:13:35.553-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.kyle gasconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059402274942178866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109016594443478539.post-62139569724843734282014-10-06T10:00:26.646-07:002014-10-06T10:00:26.646-07:00Elizabeth and Karina:
Will you please consider r...Elizabeth and Karina: <br /><br />Will you please consider reviewing my new novel DON’T FORGET ME, BRO (Stephen F. Austin State University Press and Texas Book Consortium, Dec. 2014-Jan.2015).<br /><br />My novel tackles themes of childhood abuse, mental illness, and alienated families--and leaves the reader uplifted!<br /><br />Kirkus Reviews says: &quot;Read this book for the vivid imagery and sharp dialogue. Read it for the spot-on characterizations...&quot;<br /><br />The subject matter is never treated frivolously or over-handled in details. The writing is taut and compelling throughout. The pace leans forward tirelessly.<br /><br />Those accomplishments alone took years. <br /><br />In all, five of my thirty years of writing were dedicated to this novel. I like to joke: I had to pull my soul sideways through a keyhole for those five years to get the right words down.<br /><br />My debut novel, THE NIGHT I FREED JOHN BROWN (Penguin Group, 2008), won The Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers (Grades 7-12) and was one of ten books recommended by USA TODAY for Black History Month. For<br />more info:<br />https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-michael-cummings/the-night-i-freed-john-brown/ <br /><br />My 2011 short story collection, UGLY TO START WITH (West Virginia<br />University Press), was hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a work of “sharp observation and surpassing grace.” Here’s a link to some information about my collection:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Ugly-Start-With-Michael-Cummings/dp/193597808X<br /><br />My short stories have appeared in more than seventy-five literary<br />journals, including The Iowa Review, North American Review, The Kenyon Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and The Chattahoochee Review. Twice I<br />have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize. My short story &quot;The Scratchboard Project&quot; received an honorable mention in The Best American Short Stories 2007.<br /><br />But DON&#39;T FORGET ME, BRO is my best!<br /><br />The novel is a fictionalized story of my brother. Joe died at 47 of system-wide neglect and indifference for the so-called mentally ill in my, until recently, extremely backward home state of West Virginia.<br /><br />I know thousands of lives are lost every day around the world. True, Joe was just one. But in this novel, you will see him live and die not once, but a thousand times in the minutes of his life.<br /><br />If you email me at johnmcummings@aol.com, I&#39;ll send you the cover graphic for my novel. Then, please take a look at the image. You will see in Joe&#39;s innocent, dead-on eyes at 19.<br /><br />I&#39;ll also email you a new digital .pdf of my novel from the publisher. It&#39;s a clear, bold text. <br /><br />I promise you that DON&#39;T FORGET ME, BRO is not too grim. I am<br />sensitive to the reader&#39;s well-being and tolerance.<br /><br />Cleanly written and briskly plotted, DON&#39;T FORGET ME, BRO is a quick, fabulous read, a literary page-turner. Never before in my career could<br />I say this about my work. So I say so now with a truth I can all but guarantee.<br /><br />I hope I don&#39;t sound arrogant. I am just very happy and confident.<br /><br />To give you a bigger picture of my novel, I&#39;ll even email you a full advance review by Pauline Finch of Bookreporter.com, along with a list of authors who&#39;ve blurbed my novel so far and what they have said.<br /><br />I would very grateful and honored if you were to review my new novel.<br /><br />Again, my email is johnmcummings@aol.com<br /><br />My phone number is (304) 620-8747.<br /><br />In respect and gratitude for your work,<br /><br />and warmly,<br /><br />John Michael Cummings<br /><br />-- end --<br />John Michael Cummingsnoreply@blogger.com